it happens when i try and sleep. It feels like im being choked. I was on lorezipam back then when i was going through my divorse. not I have no medical insurance. If I have a glass of wine before i go to bed, will this have the same calming efect as the medicine?
I know why i had them then but now i dont know why. my marrage is very good with my new husband so i dont understand why they are back.
2007-02-14 08:25:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
theripy costs money and I dont have much.
2007-02-14 08:31:35 · update #1
Alcohol really is not an effective answer. You might do better trying a calming herbal tea like chamomile or peppermint or "Sleepytime" (I use them all, myself!).
As for why they are returning, without more details, like your job, your age, your hormonal situation, it is impossible to tell. I had them for a LONG time when I went through some multiple personal horrors about 7 years agao. They recently came back when I had to face cataract surgery and the retirement of my wonderful boss at work. It didn't seem all that stressful, but I guess it was more than I thought! Hope you can get yours to ease up as well. Meditation, yoga, or tai chi are also very helpful to destress and control them. Good luck!
2007-02-14 08:35:52 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fear....although you are happy with your life now, people don't ever really forget how they felt during a traumatic experience like divorce.
Wine may help but there is always the risk of dependency. If one glass works for a while, eventually you will need two or three, etc. Try researching breathing techniques or exercises that can help calm you and clear your mind.
Your other option if you live here in the states is subsidized mental health care. Each county with in a state has a mental health office. For a fee based on income and living expenses they can set you up with a counselor. Simply talking to this person will help calm your fears.
If the counselor prescribes medication it most likely will not be at a discount, however many drug companies have assistance programs.
2007-02-14 08:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you except for one point: The CIA did NOT have warning that bin Laden was going to hijack planes and fly them into buildings. The PDB that most people refer to stated ONLY that an attack was imminent. Well, DUH. I also might add that the terrorists who hijacked the four planes had been planning the attack for several years, and had been in the country for about five. Why was nothing done about it then? Our government failed us, but I don't think we can pin all the blame on President Bush, nor can we blame former President Clinton. The fact of the matter is, Americans had been being attacked with increasing ferocity since 1979, under Carter. If we had let them know THEN that we are NOT to be messed with, 9/11 would never have happened. They wouldn't have dared. As a sidenote, I'm as angry as any other American that we still haven't found bin Laden. However, I honestly don't think that finding bin Laden and trying him for the crimes he's committed will do more than strengthen Al Qaida. They're like a many-headed monster. Kill bin Laden, and we still have to deal with the other terrorist cells.
2016-05-23 23:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't substitute wine. As was stated by someone else, alcohol is a depressant, not to mention starting an alcohol dependency.
Try to relax before going to bed. You say it happens when you try to sleep - since your marriage is very good with your new husband, why not have some really great sex? That will relax you, and you will probably sleep better anyway.
Are you feeling insecure? Just because you had one divorce, doesn't mean that there is something wrong in your current marriage.
Take a warm bubble bath and have some great sex before going to sleep - before you know it, those anxiety attacks will be gone!
2007-02-14 08:37:55 · answer #4 · answered by Chris S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe things in the past have popped up in your mind or something happened, that reminded you of the past. Sometimes, these anxiety attacks just come back for the reason unknown. They will go away, just don't add the second fear. If you have had anxiety attacks in the past, then you know what second fear is.
2007-02-14 08:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't drink. Alcohol is a depressant and will make it worse. Start an exercise program. My doctor said that 30 min of brisk exercise each day has the same effect as prescription anti-=depressants.
2007-02-14 08:34:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anxiety doesn't need a rational reason to attack you. The wine might help. Sex might too.
These things have helped me with my falling asleep problems, and strenuous excercise has as well. Breathe deep!
2007-02-14 08:34:14 · answer #7 · answered by Year of the Monkey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe because even though you are happy with your new husband you still have fear that it will fail?
i am not sure that drinking will help...i just worry that you might become dependant.
maybe go see a counselor? when my aunt was having anxiety attacks, (about a traumatic series of events when she was younger)
she went to therapy, and got it out, and it helped.
2007-02-14 08:29:20 · answer #8 · answered by lyrathefairie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cognitive therapist Arron Beck M.D. covers anxiety attacks in his books. Look him up at your local library web site.
2007-02-14 08:46:54 · answer #9 · answered by Wrath Warbone 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋